Weight around 270 pounds. need a beginner running plan

I am weighing 270 pounds and active. I used to run but with posterior ankle impingement couldnt run any more. Can anyone suggest a good training plan to go back to running. I cannot resist myself not to run when i see people around me running.Will be thankful for all suggestions.

When I started running, I was nearly 250#, and I'm only 5'5", so very obese. I downloaded the couch to 10k app on my iPhone (if you search for it, it should pop up easily).

Not sure if they have an app for other phone market places, but I'm sure you could find a smilar one. Here is the link, that also outlines the program (and a link to couch to 5k if that's a more attainable first goal for you). Three days per week, of intervals of running and walking.

I was over 300 when I started. If you used to run then you probably know that it is best to go to a good local running store (LRS) and get fitted for shoes. There is some very conflicting advice on the internet, and somewhere the idea got started that bigger folks need motion control shoes or heavy stability shoes to give them more cushion. What you need are the right shoes for your own feet and not someone's internet advice, and the best place to sort that out is at a good LRS. You might need neutral shoes, some form of stability shoes, or even motion control but that would be based on your mechanics and not on your weight.

Whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you're probably right -- Henry Ford

While I generally agree with the advice about going to a local running store, be award that the employee evaluating you may or may not have received good training about selecting shoes. Too many view any pronation as a bad thing and immediately stick everyone into stability shoes or worse, motion control shoes. If someone does try to put you in motion control shoes right off the bat, thank them for their time, visit a competitor's store, and see if they make the same recommendation.

If you have been inactive for a while, start with just walking. Every day if possible, but as often as you can in any case. When you can comfortably walk for 3 miles, then start a walk/run program like couch to 5k.

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